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A world-weary, hard-drinking hungover Supergirl? This could be James Gunn’s DCU masterstroke

As played by Milly Alcock, the Supergirl trailer shows Kara Zor-El looking burdened and traumatised. Does this mean that the DC universe is getting darker?

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December 13, 2025 at 4:53 AM

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‘We are more successful than they wanted us to be’: Chloe Kelly on team squabbles, scoring that penalty and surviving sport’s gender wars

Women’s football is booming – but the bigger it’s got, the messier it’s become for players. Through it all, the hot tip for Sports Personality of the Year has kept a cool head

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December 13, 2025 at 6:57 AM

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Elastic limbs, fantastical accents and crackling sexual chemistry: Dick Van Dyke turns 100

The goofy star of Mary Poppins becomes a centenarian on Saturday. And what a precocious performer he has proved, sustaining scrappy mischief through seven decades of mainstream entertainment

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December 13, 2025 at 10:13 AM

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Sigourney Weaver Praises James Cameron’s ‘Anti-AI’ Technology Used on ‘Avatar’ Films: He Invented It to ‘Let Actors Be Whatever They Could Be’

At Red Sea, Sigourney Weaver praised James Cameron's "anti-AI" technology that he used to capture performances for the "Avatar" films.

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December 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM

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AFI Alumni Projects Featured at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival

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December 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM

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Disney Opens Its Character Library to OpenAI in AI Partnership

A new Disney–OpenAI deal lets users generate short videos using hundreds of Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar characters.

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December 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM

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Damien speaks with filmmaker Christopher, the creator of Princess Hally and the Jester #film #indiefilm #podcast #interview #review #supportindiefilm #AI #artificialintelligence #movies #GME
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Ep 275: How One Filmmaker Made a Studio-Level Fantasy on a $100K Budget

Podcast Episode · Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby · 10/12/2025 · 51m

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December 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM

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GLIU AI and Visual Arts | Ginger Liu | Substack

Ginger Liu reports on the latest technology and generative AI news shaping Hollywood and the entertainment industry, analyzing trends, startups, and the impact of new tools on film, media, and the cre...

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December 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM

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The Best Documentaries of 2025

A sprawling odyssey of the Black experience, Independent journalists fighting back in Russia, the life of a bullfighter, a deep dive into the video-store era, meta dissections of true crime, a look in...

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December 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM

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AI Grief Tech Sparks Hope and Ethical Debates Over Digital Legacies

Digital resurrection is a growing trend that uses photos, videos, voice messages, and other data to create digital versions of people who…

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December 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM

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‘We have to be able to ask difficult questions’: who really took the iconic Napalm Girl photo?

A controversial Netflix documentary follows an investigation into the truth behind one of the most important wartime photos ever taken

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December 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM

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The announcement comes just days after Netflix said it had agreed a $72 billion takeover deal for Warner Bros Discovery.

Paramount goes hostile in bid for Warner Bros, challenging Netflix

The announcement comes just days after Netflix said it had agreed a $72 billion takeover deal for Warner Bros Discovery.

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December 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM

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10 best art shows at SoCal museums in 2025, a year full of captivating moments

From 'Monuments' at MOCA to 'Robert Therrien: This Is a Story' to 'The Kingdom of Pylos,' there was no shortage of captivating art at Southern California museums in 2025.

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December 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM

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“You Have to Trust That the Story Will Reveal Itself”: Top Doc Directors on Following Real Lives When the Stakes Have Never Been Higher

Six of 2025’s most acclaimed nonfiction directors discuss filming in war zones, confronting trauma, negotiating access with world leaders and why distributors are increasingly afraid of politically ch...

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December 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM

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Martin Parr, 1952 - 2025 - 1854 Photography

A giant of photography, Martin Parr helped foster a seachange in documentary at Magnum Photos and went on to publish scores of photobooks and win retrospectives at Barbican Art Gallery and Jeu de Paum...

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December 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM

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December 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM

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December 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM

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December 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM

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"The industry-changing deal will see Netflix paying $27.75 a share for the venerable Hollywood studio, with a total equity value of $72B. Netflix will acquire Warner Bros., including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO..." deadline.com/2025/12/netf...